diff -u vte-0.16.14/debian/changelog vte-0.16.14/debian/changelog
--- vte-0.16.14/debian/changelog
+++ vte-0.16.14/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+vte (1:0.16.14-1ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+   * Avoid sending NUL character for backspace, when the termios's erase
+     character is undefined and backspace is bound to VTE_ERASE_AUTO.
+     (LP: #29787)
+
+ -- Micah Cowan <micah@cowan.name>  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:06:29 -0700
+
 vte (1:0.16.14-1ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from Debian unstable (LP: #237806), Ubuntu remaining changes:
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- vte-0.16.14.orig/debian/patches/92_no_nul_backspace.patch
+++ vte-0.16.14/debian/patches/92_no_nul_backspace.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*~' vte-0.16.14/src/vte.c vte-0.16.14.new/src/vte.c
+--- vte-0.16.14/src/vte.c	2008-05-27 01:27:06.000000000 -0700
++++ vte-0.16.14.new/src/vte.c	2008-07-17 02:03:55.000000000 -0700
+@@ -4296,6 +4296,7 @@
+ 
+ 	/* Now figure out what to send to the child. */
+ 	if ((event->type == GDK_KEY_PRESS) && !modifier) {
++		cc_t erase = VTE_VDISABLE;
+ 		handled = FALSE;
+ 		/* Map the key to a sequence name if we can. */
+ 		switch (keyval) {
+@@ -4321,11 +4322,14 @@
+ 				if (terminal->pvt->pty_master != -1) {
+ 					if (tcgetattr(terminal->pvt->pty_master,
+ 						      &tio) != -1) {
+-						normal = g_strdup_printf("%c",
+-									 tio.c_cc[VERASE]);
+-						normal_length = 1;
++						erase = tio.c_cc[VERASE];
+ 					}
+ 				}
++				if (erase == VTE_VDISABLE)
++					normal = g_strdup(""); /* Fallback value. */
++				else
++					normal = g_strdup_printf("%c", erase);
++				normal_length = 1;
+ 				suppress_meta_esc = FALSE;
+ 				break;
+ 			}
+diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*~' vte-0.16.14/src/vte-private.h vte-0.16.14.new/src/vte-private.h
+--- vte-0.16.14/src/vte-private.h	2008-05-27 01:27:06.000000000 -0700
++++ vte-0.16.14.new/src/vte-private.h	2008-07-17 02:03:55.000000000 -0700
+@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
+ #define VTE_MAX_PROCESS_TIME		100
+ #define VTE_CELL_BBOX_SLACK		1
+ 
++#ifdef _POSIX_VDISABLE /* From unistd.h */
++#define VTE_VDISABLE			_POSIX_VDISABLE
++#else
++#define VTE_VDISABLE			'\0'
++#endif
++
+ /* The structure we use to hold characters we're supposed to display -- this
+  * includes any supported visible attributes. */
+ struct vte_charcell {